Gal Gadot almost played Furiosa in "Mad Max: Fury Road," and our minds are blown

It’s impossible to imagine Wonder Woman starring anyone besides the incredible, badass, superstar that is Gal Gadot. But there was actually a period — not so long ago — that Gadot almost decided to quit the business altogether. And her reasoning had something to do with Imperator Furiosa.

Let us explain.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast, Gadot said that for awhile, she kept getting *this* close to nabbing acting roles, and kept losing out to bigger names. One of those roles was Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, and Gadot ultimately lost out to Charlize Theron.

Can we just pause and wrap our minds around Gadot playing Furiosa? We know she can play a believable car aficionado because, hello, Fast and the Furious. So yeah, we’re already picturing her with Furiosa’s signature bald head and steely stare.

The string of rejections started to, understandably, get to Gadot.

“I had so many almosts for big, great things, but I was never big enough of a name. It was always me and ‘the big name,'” she said. "By then, I was married and I already had my first daughter, and going back and forth from Israel, and dragging everyone with me, and trying and feeling the pressure of, I’m coming here, now I’ve gotta book something! I’ve gotta get a role in something.”

Thankfully, she nabbed her role as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn ofJustice (and, of course, Wonder Woman).Oh, and don’t worry. There’s no hard feelings between herself and Theron.

“Charlize, I love,” she added. “It’s funny, because we have Patty Jenkins in common.” How so? Jenkins directed Gadot in Wonder Woman and Theron in Monster.